Watch-charm chain



Tab. 20, 1923."

J. H. HENKES WATCH CHARM CHAIN Filed May 16, 1921 INVENTOR:

A TTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 29, l923.

. a 1v i9 JUSTUS H. HENKES Y 0F YINCENNESQINDIANAL Application med May16,

ToaZZ. whom it may concern-:-

' Bei't known that I, JUsTUs HnNKns, a citizen of the United States,residin at Vincennes, in thecounty of Knox and gtate of Indiana, haveinvented a new and useful Watch-Charm Chain, of'wh'ich the following isa specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings; andto the letters andfigures of reference marked thereon. Y I Thisinventionrelates to a watch chain having an emblem link therein, especially arelatively large link on which a society or lodge enibleinniay bedisplayed'and of sufficiently large size to be; easily seen andunderstood, the invention having reference more particularly to a charmlink that is I designed to be quickly connected perina nently withvarious s'tyleslof linlr'chainjs that may be designed to be use/dinconnection with watches or be adapted to be used as neck chains. i r i vt Anobyect. of the invention is to provide an improved Watch charm chainthatshall be so constructedyas to have an emblem that shallpermanently'remain in acertain position relatively to the differentportions ofthe chain, so that the emblem cannot Slip towards'either endof the-chain.

Anothenob'ect -1S to providefla atch;

charm or emblem chain that shall'have an emblem link so connectedWiththe cli'ain that it cannot ordinarily'in use turn over on the partsof the chain to which it may beconnected, a purpose being to maintaintheemb lem link vith its face and the em;

blem thereon outward orfin plain view;

A further object isito provide an Kim; proved emblem link for chainsand, connecting devices therefor which Will permit the emblem link tobeiquickly and permanently connected with a chain, in order that a *pur;

chaser may select a, chain acco 'dingftohis fancy. and also {Select anycerta n emblem and style. of emblem hnk and have the jeweler quicklyconnect the-emblem link-to the chain, Without necessitating solderingoperations, so that the customer need not wait long for the particularcliai'ni orem: blem chain selected I -With/the above-mentioned and otherob-v jects in view, theeinvention consists in an 7 improved. charm;chain and in -angimproved emblem link including iniprove d'means forquickly and permanently connecting an emblen link to chain links; andthe invention pocket.

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1921., -Serial,1\To-. 470,1

a man. and showing one of the numerous Ways in Which the.improvedlchain, may be Worn, or,carr1ed; F1 g. 2 1s, a View of theimproved] chain, partially broken away, all-f.

ranged;approximately L as." iii 1: but

showing: the emblem; link, ain central section or With the front thereofremovech/Fig. 3, illustrates the improved chain in which the embleni--lin ki is slightly. modified and has .a different;,emblem thereon, to adapt a chain tobefastenedto coatwith a Watch car ried in a'coatpo'cket'; Figfl is a frontoview of the/improved emblem vlink in oneof its variousv forms; Fig. 55 is an end View. of the link shown in Fig;4 ;Fig.,-6 is afront view i of the emblem link slightly modified;- Fig,

Tis a plan-of one io-f thedevices whereby the emblem link; is securelyconnected to fan other link of a cha n.

ous figures iof'the drawings indicate corresponding parts, or featuresof {construction hereinafter particularly described in: detail. I

secured, jin-lth'e -other pocket, so: that the 'WtttGll chain S milar;reference characters in; the variaiiian, 2 a 1 ga 'ment suchasfa vesthaving carriedi one pocket and the watch chain I extends fromonefjtogtheg other 7 9 The char or emblem chaincomprises a chainsection; icomposedofa suitable number of links 5 fand a'ring- 6,connected to one-end of the section, and alsolanother chain seca 7 and asnap linkB connected to oneend-of bealike and of Iany suitable. ordesired dc to afi'ord avariety'of styles from which tioncomposed of asuitable :number of; links 1 a customer may-make a selection irrespec.tive oftlie type or style ofemblem, that, may be desired; J Itshouldibe understood that when; offered for sale by the GWBlGI the twosection'sof the chain mayqbe either-separate adapted lto'be'iised .invarious Ways.

OIflCOIIITlBCtQfltOgGtllGlQ-QSTmay have been dea The charm or emblemlink as constructed in one form comprises a front plate 9 having asuitable emblem 10 on its face, the plate preferably being approximatelyoblong and it is connected to a box wall having a top portion 11 and abottom portion 12 and also two approximately arcuate ends, one endpreferably comprising a main portion 13 and relatively angular portions14: and

connected with the top and bottom portions respectively, the oppositeend comprising a main portion 16 and relatively angular portions 17 and18 connected to the top and bottom portions respectively. A back plate19 corresponding in contour to the front plate 9 and the box wall isconnected to the box wall, so that there is space between the front andback plates of the link. One end wall has a slot or hole 20 whichextends partially in the portion 13 and partially in the portion 14, andthe opposite end has a slot or hole 21 which is partially in the portion16 and partially in the portion 17. The emblem link is provided with twodevices for connecting it to the chain sections, the devices beingoriginally separate from the emblem link and are designed to be securedto the link when required. The connecting devices are alike butreversedly arranged in connection with the emblem link, one devicecomprising a non-continuous ring or eye 22 having shank members 23 and242 that extend from opposite sides of the gap in the ring or eye inspaced apart relation so as to permit either member to pass through achain link, and the shank members have crooks 25 and 26 on their endsfrom which extend wings 27 and 28 respectively adjacentto the outersides of the shank members, the wings extending outwardly from themembers. The complete device is composed of elastic material. of thecharacter of spring wire; The

opposite device comprises a ring 22. shank members 23 and 24 havingcrooks 25 and 26 and associated wings 27' and 28. When the devices arefinally assembled the shank members 23 and 24 are locatedin the slot 20'and the shanks 23 and 24 are located in the slot 21, so that the ringsshall project from the upper corners of the chain link.

hen it is desired to use the charm chain on a coat or an outing shirt orgarmenta button or pin 29 is provided which hasan eye 30 that isconnected to the end of one section of the chain, leaving the othersection of the chain connected with a watch, as

is customary. In such cases the chain hangs from the button or pin andthe chain link is slightly modified so as to be centrally suspended andmay be shaped so as to have an approximately oval front plate 31 havinga desired emblem 32 on its face, also back plate the link having sidewall portions 34 and 35 and curved end wall portions 36 and 37, each endwall portion having a slot 38 centrally arranged therein to receive theshank members of the connecting rings.

In some cases the charm link may have a front plate 39 of shield form onwhich is a suitable emblem 40, the shield contour including corner wallportions 41 and 42 relatively obtuse angled, similar to the wallportions 13 and 14, and opposite corner wall portions 43 and 44 ofsimilar contour, the rings 22 and 22 being connected to such cornerportions, so that the major portion of the link shall be pendant whenthe chain is supported at its ends.

In practical use, after a particular style of chain has been selectedand a suitable ei'nblem link has also been selected, in case the chainis not divided into two sections, one of the links of the chain isreadily cut by a suitable instrument and discarded, after which aring 22is connected with a link 5 of the chain section, and the crooks and26are entered in the slot in one end. of the emblem link and pushedthrough the slot, the wings 27 and 28 sliding against the ends of theslot and being forced toward the shank members 23 and 2d, the shankmembers being forced together. until the wings have passed through theslot permitting the shank members of the wings to spring apart so thatthe ends of the wings shall come in contact with the wall portionsadjacent to the slot. The companion ring 22 is like-wise connectedwith alink? of the remaining chain section and also with the opposite end ofthe charm link. The wings are inaccessible from the outside of the linkand therefore cannot be drawn back to permit them to pass through theslot, therefore the ring becomes permanently secured in place. Theoutspread wings in the narrow space between the front and back plates'ofthe link prevent the rings from turning about in the slots or hoies, andtherefore the emblem link is not likely to turn over so as to obscureits face.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Acharm chain emblem link comprising a broad front plate and a broad backplate and also a narrow wall connected to the two plates with a narrowspace between the plates, the wall having an aperture therein, asupporting ring provided with a shank extending through the aperture andhaving elastic securing devices thereon, the devices normally engagingthe wall and standing apart a distance greater than the distance betweenthe front and back plates and permanently holding the shank in theaperture and also preventing rotation of the shank iu the aperture.

2. A charm chain link comprising a wall having two attachment portions,each portion being approximately arcuate and having an aperture therein,a broad front plate and a broad back plate connected to the wall with anarrow space between the plates, and two supporting rings having each ashank extending through the apertures respectively, each shankcomprising two members having elastic wings thereon respectively thatnormally engage the inner side of the attachment portion adjacent to theaperture therein and permanently secure the shank in the aperture, thedistance from tip to tip of the wings being greater than the distancebetween the front and back plates. i

3. A charm chain comprising two chain sections composed of small links,a' relatively large hollow link having abroad front plate and a broadback plate and a 1 narrow wall connected thereto with a narrow spacebetween the plates, two portions of the wall having each an aperturetherein between the planes of the plates, and two rings having shanksextending through the aperturesrespectively, each shank having .wlngsthereon engaging the wall portion to permanently secure the shank in'place, vthe I distance from tip to tip of the wings being greater thanthe distance between to prevent i'ot'ationof the hollow, link on theshank, one'of the rings being connected to a link of one of the chainsections, the

other of the rings being connected to a link" the plates

